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noun
- A basis or foundation.
- A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.
- A fountainhead; a source.
- A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.
verb
noun
- a support or foundation
- the position where a thing or person stands
- a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area
- a small table for holding articles of various kinds
- a support for displaying ot holding various articles
- an interruption of normal activity
- a mental position from which things are viewed
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance
- tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)
- a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
- a defensive effort
verb
- be standing; be upright
- be in some specified state or condition
- occupy a place or location, also metaphorically
- hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- have or maintain a position or stand on an issue
- remain inactive or immobile
- be in effect; be or remain in force
- be tall; have a height of; copula
- put into an upright position
- withstand the force of something
- be available for stud services
noun
- a support or foundation
- installation from which a military force initiates operations
- lowest support of a structure
- a place that the runner must touch before scoring
- the bottom or lowest part
- (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
- a lower limit
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
- any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
- the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
- the most important or necessary part of something
- (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
- the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
- the principal ingredient of a mixture
- a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
- (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
adj
- serving as or forming a base
- of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
- (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
- not adhering to ethical or moral principles
- having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
- illegitimate
- debased; not genuine
verb
noun
- The foundation, the basis, the undergirding.
- The state, quality, or condition of being physically bent or twisted out of shape.
- A distortion or twist, such as in a piece of wood (also used figuratively).
- A mental or moral distortion, deviation, or aberration.
- The state, quality, or condition of being deviant from what is right or proper morally or mentally.
- The threads that run lengthwise in a woven fabric; crossed by the woof or weft.
- A theoretical construct that permits travel across a medium without passing through it normally, such as a teleporter or time warp.
- The sediment which subsides from turbid water; the alluvial deposit of muddy water artificially introduced into low lands in order to enrich or fertilise them.
- A line or cable or rode as is used in warping (mooring or hauling) a ship, and sometimes for other purposes such as deploying a seine or creating drag.
- A situation or place which is or seems to be from another era; a time warp.
verb
- To become twisted out of shape; to deform.
- To fertilize (low-lying land) by letting the tide, a river, or other water in upon it to deposit silt and alluvial matter.
- To deflect or turn (something) away from a true, proper or moral course; to pervert; to bias.
- To arrange (strands of thread, etc) so that they run lengthwise in weaving.
- To twist or turn (something) out of shape; to deform.
- To move or be moved by this method.
- To go astray or be deflected from a true, proper or moral course; to deviate.
- To move a vessel by hauling on a line or cable that is fastened to an anchor or pier; (especially) to move a sailing ship through a restricted place such as a harbour.
- To travel or transport across a medium without passing through it normally, as by using a teleporter or time warp.
noun
- A physical base or foundation.
- A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
- A regular frequency.
- In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space.
- Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses.
- An underlying condition or circumstance.
- A collection of subsets ("basis elements") of a set, such that this collection covers the set, and for any two basis elements which both contain an element of the set, there is a third basis element contained in the intersection of the first two, which also contains that element.
- The difference between the cash price a dealer pays to a farmer for his produce and an agreed reference price, which is usually the futures price at which the given crop is trading at a commodity exchange.
noun
- A source or origin.
- A female parent, sometimes especially a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).
- A female who has given birth to a baby; this person in relation to her child or children.
- The principal piece of an astrolabe, into which the others are fixed.
- A striking example.
- Dregs, lees; a stringy, mucilaginous or film- or membrane-like substance (consisting of acetobacters) which develops in fermenting alcoholic liquids (such as wine, or cider), and turns the alcohol into acetic acid with the help of oxygen from the air.
- Motherfucker.
- The female superior or head of a religious house; an abbess, etc.
- A female who donates a fertilized egg or donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone.
- A pregnant female, possibly as a shortened form of mother-to-be; a female who gestates a baby.
- A locomotive which provides electrical power for a slug.
- A disc produced from the electrotyped master, used in manufacturing phonograph records.
- Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind. (See mother of all.)
- A female ancestor.
- Any elderly woman, especially within a particular community.
- Any person or entity which performs mothering.
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noun
- The primary source; origin.
- The single node of a tree that has no parent.
- A sexual partner.
- The highest directory of a directory structure which may contain both files and subdirectories.
- A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, "the root of" is often abbreviated to "root").
- A zero (of an equation).
- The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.
- Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.
- A root vegetable.
- The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated.
- The lowest place, position, or part.
- The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
- The bottom of the thread of a threaded object.
- A word from which another word or words are derived.
- The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
- The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is composed.
- An act of sexual intercourse.
- The section of a wing immediately adjacent to the fuselage.
- The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.
- In UNIX terminology, the first user account with complete access to the operating system and its configuration, found at the root of the directory structure; the person who manages accounts on a UNIX system.
- A penis, especially the base of a penis.
verb
- To be firmly fixed; to be established.
- To prepare, oversee, or otherwise cause the rooting of cuttings.
- To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
- To sexually penetrate.
- To get root or privileged access on a computer system or mobile phone, often through bypassing some security mechanism.
- To seek favour or advancement by low arts or grovelling servility; to fawn.
- To turn up or dig with the snout.
- Of a baby: to turn the head and open the mouth in search of food.
- To rummage; to search as if by digging in soil.
- To root out; to abolish.
- To cheer (on); to show support (for) and hope for the success of. (See root for.)
noun
- Fundamental principle; basis; plan.
- The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.
- The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.
- Travel by walking.
- The end of a rectangular table opposite the head.
- In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.
- The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.
- The bottom edge of a sail.
- A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
- The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.
- A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.
- A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
- A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.
- The bottommost part of a typed or printed page.
- Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.
- The base or bottom of anything.
- The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads.
- The globular lower domain of a protein.
- The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.
- The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.
- Foot soldiers; infantry.
- Recognized condition; rank; footing.
- The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.
- The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.
verb
noun
- a relation that provides the foundation for something
- the solid part of the earth's surface
- a rational motive for a belief or action
- the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
- a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
- the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
- material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
- a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
- a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
- (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
verb
- fix firmly and stably
- confine or restrict to the ground
- place or put on the ground
- instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
- bring to the ground
- hit or reach the ground
- throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
- (baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.
- cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- connect to a ground
- use as a basis for; found on
phrase
adj
noun
- (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
- the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order
- a variable color averaging a vivid red
- crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
adj
adj
verb
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
- provide with a key
- vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
- regulate the musical pitch of
- harmonize with or adjust to
noun
- metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- something crucial for explaining
- pitch of the voice
- any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
- a kilogram of a narcotic drug
- a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
- a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
- (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
- a list of answers to a test
- a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
- a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
- mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
- the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
- a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
noun
- supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
- the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
- aiding the cause or policy or interests of
- something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest
- a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
- documentary validation
- the financial means whereby one lives
- the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
- a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
- any device that bears the weight of another thing
- financial resources provided to make some project possible
verb
- give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
- support materially or financially
- be behind; approve of
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- adopt as a belief
- support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
- argue or speak in defense of
- play a subordinate role to (another performer)
- be a regular customer or client of
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
adj
- Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant.
- Directed negatively at a person or topic.
- That has a named, but otherwise arbitrary, point (called the basepoint) that remains unchanged during subsequent discussion and is kept track of during all operations.
- Sharp, barbed; not dull.
- In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities.
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noun
- a critically important or characteristic component
- the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
- miscellaneous unspecified objects
- informal terms for personal possessions
- senseless talk
- unspecified qualities required to do or be something
- information in some unspecified form
verb
noun
- A central idea or point; gist.
- The basic unit of money in Uzbekistan.
- The utmost degree.
- A summary; the principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the amount; the substance; compendium.
- A quantity of money.
- The basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan.
- A type of administrative district used in China, Mongolia, and Russia. In Mongolia, a sum is smaller than a province. In China, it is only used in Inner Mongolia, where it is equivalent to a township.
- An arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily limited to addition).
- A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.
verb
adj
noun
- (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
- a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
- material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
- a short U-shaped wire nail
- paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
verb
verb
- To establish a basis for (something).
- To be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human intervention.
- To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.
- To construct (software) by compiling its source code.
- To form by combining materials or parts.
- To develop in magnitude or extent.
- To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to.
- To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
noun
- A structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest, or a configuration of a character's items or skills, created by the player.
- Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.
- The physique of a human or animal body, or other object; constitution or structure.
adj
- essential or central; of great importance or relevance.
- Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for an instrument, especially a musical instrument (rather than the human voice).
- Applied to a case expressing means or agency, generally indicated in English by by or with with the objective.
- Serving as an instrument, medium, means, or agency.
noun
verb
- be the essential element
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- make less complex
- bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
- simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
- reduce in size; reduce physically
- lessen and make more modest
- make smaller
- to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
- narrow or limit
- put down by force or intimidation
- undergo meiosis
- reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
- destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- cook until very little liquid is left
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- take off weight
noun
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